The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1887-05-19

Mrs. Beebe surrendered and threw up
the ball. to pharaphrase term in use
in pugilistic circles.
ROMANCE FROM LIFE.
The account of the decision of the
Supreme Court Of Illinois, says the
Nashville. Tenn. American, in the case
Of Ann Mary Caswell against Daniel H.
Caswell, q prominent gentleman Of that |
city, confirming the decree rendered by
the lower court, which declared a.
divorce obtained by the defendant |
nineteen years ago from the plaintiff to |
be null, void and fraudulent. created q |
sensation yesterday. Mr.. Caswell is .
well-known millwright, whose Office is
on Cherry street, aud has been citizen
Of Nashville many years. He and his
present wife and family have won the
esteem and respect Of every one here
and in this great calamity the expression
Of sympathy for them is universal.
They have six children, one girl just
blooming into womanhood. On them
the blow falls heaviest.
The story of Mr.. Caswell' sconnection
with the woman who has caused all this
trouble is most remarkable and strange.
Twenty-e ght years ago Daniel Caswell,
then young man, and friend named
Bixby, who has since died. went to
South America for the purpose
Of seeing the country. They
were both millwrights and hoped
to make money in their business as well
as to have pleasure. They located for
some time at Montevideo. One day
ship from the United States came
into the port. Among the passengers on
board was fair young lady Of prepos
sessing appearance and sprightly man
ner. She was the only lady except the
captains wife on board and was under
the charge Of that parsonage.
Caswell and BiAby went down to the
vessel before the passengers came off
and met the young lady, Miss Ann
Mary Willis, who was from Brooklyn,
N. r, and on = pleasure trip with her
friend. the captains wife. After Miss
Willis had gone into the city the two
young men went to see her several
times. Caswell was especially struck
with her and sounded her praise to all
the circle Of his acquaintance. BUSH
ness called him and his companion off
for week or more to point in the
interior. Several days after they had
been there news was received that the
captain Of the vessel had. after selling
the cargo and ship. absconded, taking
his wife with him. There was no re-
port of what had become of the fair
girl, but both friends thought with
alarm whist must be her situation in the
foreign city alone.
Deserving their places they hurried
back to Montevideo. when they found
all thew had feared realized. The
young lady was almost penniless, the
INSCRIPTIONS captain having taken all
her money along with the other Doodle.
Her condition IN this city Of strangers
may better be imagined than told. She
welcomed her two countrymen as friends
indeed, as they proved to be. They
provided her with all the funds neces-
sary. and paid her every attention. In
three weeks from the day on which he
first met her. Caswell. whose sympathy,
added to his admiration. had grown in
to love. asked her to marry him and
was accepted. That same night the
nuptials were celebrated. They lived
together for several years in South
America. and then the wife. on the
death of two sons which had been born
to her. announced her decision Of
coming back to her native land.
Her husband, Of course, came with
her. About this time the trouble be-
gan. Mr.. Caswell, went to California
with Mrs. Caswell, who. however. de-
serted him and went to Brooklyn, her
maiden home. He went East and per-
suaded her to return with him to the
Western slope. She did so. but stayed
only short time before leaving her
spouse once more.
MIR. Caswell moved to Illinois, where
his wife came and lived year or two
with him, during which time daugh-
ter, living now and whose name is
Kate. was born. Not very long after
the little girl came into the world Mrs.
Caswell deserted her husband. He at
once instituted proceedings for .
divorce. While action was pending he
met and loved beautiful and true
woman, Miss Mary Broodwell. from
Dayton. o.. who was visiting relatives
in Belleville. III. When the decree Of
divorce was declared he went to Miss
Broodwells home in Dayton. O., and
won her for his second wife.
i He soon afterwards moved to Nash
vile and entered business and has been
here ever since. Three years ago this
spring the first wife made her appear
ance in the city, claiming she had just
learned where Mr.. Caswell was
and created sensation, the facts Of
which weresuppressedf from publication.
, She demanded money from the man
whose name she still bore, fixing the
, amount at $4,000. She took lodging
!, near Mr.. Caswell's house and was
often seen in the early morning in the
! alley near The yard talking to the
servants. One night she walked into
the house without knocking and nearly
frightened the children into fits.
After remaining several months she
left. and going to Illinois instituted
suit to set aside the divorce with the re-
; suit as stated. She keeps novelty store
in Brooklyn, N. Y. and her lawyer,
, man named Chester. lives next door.
The woman openly admits that money
is all she wants. and her intention in
getting the divorce set aside is only to
get another with alimonv.
Mrs. Caswell is a pretty woman,
and one with strong character marked
on her face. Few ladies could beal
up as she does under this terrible
affair.
Wilbur Voted Aye